Prejudicial Attitudes Create Fear and Self-Consciousness Among Stereotyped Group Members

question 70

Multiple Choice

Prejudicial attitudes create fear and self-consciousness among stereotyped group members that they will confirm other people's negative attitudes. This is considered _________________.

• A)stereotype threat
• B)the self-fulfilling prophecy
• C)deindividuation
• D)the out-group homogeneity bias

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